163 – The River of No Return (4)
“Kingdom of Uk ran… ….”
Orlando Ruth III brooded over his words. The name he thought of when he ascended the throne as the Duke of Uk ran.
Right now, ‘Ruth’ is also included in his name. In the first place, the Uk ranian territory itself was given to the brother of the former emperor of the Ruszar Empire.
Since the Soviet Empire was established as a ‘revolution’ by the reformers who resisted the existing Rus imperial family, strictly speaking, the Duchy of Uk ran could be seen as the legitimate successor to the Rus Tsar Empire.
Of course, considering how turbulent the end of the Rus Char Empire was, the shadow of the old empire is not attractive enough to walk into.
But what about the Kingdom of Uk ran?
If only we could escape from the shadow of the empire and stand tall as our own nation, built by ourselves and the Uk ranian people.
Isn’t that the future that Orlando Ruth III himself has longed for?
He looked straight at the lieutenant colonel in front of him. He is seriously injured, and despite the fact that he has just opened his eyes, his golden eyes are fierce and burning with fighting spirit and faith.
He is only a lieutenant colonel. He is said to be a war hero, but he is actually a rookie officer who has only been in the military for a few years.
Not even a general.
However, his words had more power than any general.
A power that will shake even Orlando, the head of state.
It is allowed only to the chosen ones. The power of a leader to overthrow a country, dominate the crowd, and lead everyone toward the future he sees.
I knew from the first time I met Sonny Zeppelin that he was not an ordinary man, but Enoch Levandel was not just that kind of vessel.
“You…… From start to finish, it amazes me.”
A hero who appears like a comet and shakes the earth.
Perhaps if he had been promoted to military service a few years earlier, the tragedy of fratricide like today might not have happened.
No.
It wouldn’t have happened.
Orlando Ruth III bit his lip bitterly. In the end, all of this was because of his own lack of ability.
Even though I sensed the turbulent movements of the Eastern Corps, I was caught off guard by the sympathy and hope I didn’t know.
He never dreamed that he would be corrupted enough to bring the Empire directly into Soviet.
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Now this should never happen in Uk ran.
Even if you are completely against the empire, all citizens must unite and move toward a better future.
“However, the power of the Petrobuna Palace is still strong. If we don’t get back the General Staff and the palace…… Wouldn’t there be no meaning in declaring the kingdom?”
“That’s right. At least, it would be better to declare it after completely ending the chaos in the capital.”
Enoch nodded in reply.
He is a man who knows how to deal with public opinion. He made the ordinary people become the bodyguards protecting him instead of the guards and military police he betrayed.
This is not what someone ordered.
Just naturally. Citizens are advancing, chanting their name as the Gongwang.
For Orlando Ruth III, who clearly knew how the Rus Char Empire had fallen, it was a refreshing shock.
Kingdom proclamation.
It’s not just Orlando coming up front and talking.
Throwing oneself boldly into the foreshadowing of a huge storm that is finally appearing little by little and will engulf the continent.
Sentiment of the people.
The current of the international community.
Absolute support from bureaucrats.
Aside from that, things can only be done after everything is perfectly prepared.
Above all, Orlando Luz III had to walk back into his home, the Petrobuna Palace.
“The enemy is still holding a sit-in in the palace. There are Confederate artillery units, but there are still too many innocent people detained inside.”
Sacrifice of cattle for the great?
That’s not what Orlando Ruth III wants.
For a monarch who has dreamed of a country where everyone can live well and where everyone can be proud, such a stain was absolutely unacceptable.
Because I knew all too well the stubbornness of Enoch Levandel and Orlando Ruth III.
He looked out his window with a smile.
“You should have arrived by now. Belle, would you please remove the curtains on the window?”
“Eh…… ? A car, a window?”
Enoch nodded, and Belle crouched over and removed the curtains covering the window.
“That, that…… !!”
The sky seen through the window.
The aide shouted in surprise when he found something huge floating above it.
Bell Meyer opened the window door wide.
『This is Major Claude Lane, Chief of Staff of the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion.』
A heavy voice resounds throughout the capital, Kayef.
Nikolai and Luna’s faces light up at that voice that anyone who has joined the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion will never be able to forget.
“Your Excellency Prince Orlando Rus.”
“Colonel Enoch.”
“Walk proudly to the front door. My most trusted fixers will be with me.”
Please remind the usurpers who have locked themselves in the palace in fear that the Prince is the true master of Uk ran.
Enoch Levandel added so.
Stand proudly through the main gate of the palace occupied by the traitors.
The aide was frightened and dissuaded him, but Orlando thought he was right.
What are you afraid of?
The game has already turned upside down.
Thousands of citizens will accompany him, and excellent warriors will accompany him.
Hyeonwang is not someone who only reigns.
Sometimes, he has to boldly go out in front of the crowd as the body of the nation.
Orlando Ruth III said while looking at the airship floating in the sky.
“Aide, prepare to enter the palace. I have to go home now.”
***
The fact that Claude Lane and the troops of the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion had arrived in Kayef quickly spread throughout the capital.
Of course, there is no way you don’t know.
Three gigantic airships floated in the blue sky.
The thick voice resounding above it was enough to thrill even the ordinary citizens as well as the soldiers who turned back in rebellion against the coup forces.
Thanks to their brilliant performances over the past few years, the 8th Assault Magic Infantry Battalion has already become the most famous unit in Uk ran.
“… ….”
“Lieutenant Colonel Kamarov.”
Unlike some troops of the Guards Military Police and Capital Guards Division, who are already irreversible and are holding out like mad.
The soldiers, who had been enduring purely out of loyalty to the military police task force commander Kamarov, could not hide their agitation now.
“The soldiers are getting nervous.”
In the first place, the military police task force was made up of warriors with no ties in order to ensure that they were loyal only to the task force commander and the king.
Most of them are orphans or those who have been separated from their families for some reason and have lived alone.
Because it was Kamarov who took them in and made them live decently, the military police task force was able to participate in the coup in perfect condition without a single deserter.
Lieutenant Colonel Kamarov kept a heavy silence. He closed his eyes and slowly sat back in his chair.
Unless they are fools, there are only two futures left for them.
To surrender.
Determine yourself.
It was the moment when he finally opened his mouth after closing his eyes like that.
“Tell the soldiers that they are free to surrender… ….”
“Task Commander Kamarov!!”
Col.
“What are you doing?”
“Go out the front gate and command the soldiers right now! The 8th assault magic infantry battalion has arrived. A great number of citizens are advancing on the palace with them. We can never defend the front gate with the remaining troops, so your special forces must step in!!”
Colonel O’Free Dunn looked very urgent.
It has already become a daily routine for fierce protests and some troops to try to enter the palace by force.
Seeing how he reacted to that extent, it seemed that a conflict had taken place on a different level than before.
Honestly, the assault magic infantry battalion has arrived, but will the citizens stay still and be hungry?
Kamarov looked back and forth between his adjutant and the colonel, then stood silently.
Someone has to do it anyway.
Since he has already crossed the irreversible river, he will have to shoulder all his mistakes.
“Is Enoch Levandel there by any chance?”
“No. No.”
“Then who is leading the citizens?”
“Orlando Ruth III.”
“…… ?”
Kamarov was willing to open fire even at civilians, but he had no choice but to stop the moment he heard the name.
“You mean, Your Excellency, are you leading the people yourself?”
“Yes! So you have to step in right away. The few gendarmes won’t listen!”
“What are you talking about? Hasn’t His Excellency the Prince returned to the palace? Why should i block it? No, are you saying that His Excellency the Prince was really right in the first place? Didn’t you tell me that Lieutenant Colonel Enoch murdered him?”
“Damn it…… !!”
Colonel O’Free Dunn shouts as he grabs Kamarov by the collar.
“How long will you be obsessed with fantasy!! If you kill that king, you and I can live! This is an order!!”
Damn it.
Kamarov’s beliefs were divided.
Why did Kamarov, who was closest to the prince, join the coup?
Unlike others who wanted his own security and a higher position, Kamarov’s reasons were a bit more complicated.
Like Enoch Levandel, he was convinced that the world would soon be engulfed in the flames of a terrible war.
That’s why he couldn’t help but worry all the time.
Can the Uk ranian principality survive the war?
Although it has recently greatly strengthened its military power and introduced a large number of advanced civilizations, it is still far from enough to stand against the giant called the Soviet Empire.
If that giant rises from his seat and takes a big step, the first place to be ruined would be Uk ran.
Better a humiliating existence than total destruction.
Kamarov’s position was always the same.
So he took part in the coup.
Because I thought that there were only vassals around the prince who didn’t know how the situation was going and kept driving Uk ran into ruin.
Kamarov completely drove out those vassals through a coup d’état.
Orlando Ruth III just wanted a new cabinet composed of people who really only wanted the future of Uk ran.
It was a stupid, stupid, short-sighted idea.
No one told Lieutenant Colonel Kamarov the truth. The reason why he was the last to be recruited in the coup was because of this tendency.
In the first place, the military police task force was a special organization.
It was an affiliated organization of the National Military Police, but at the same time, it was also one of the few combat units that the King could directly move.
As a result, Colonel Kamarov had no one to tell him exactly how the situation was going.
Because the coup forces knew that he was not moving to preserve his place like they did.
I kept misrepresenting the facts and relaying them to Lieutenant Colonel Kamarov.
And finally.
Through Colonel O’Free Dunn, Kamarov was brought to the full story.
“You and I live. You mean to kill the Prince in order to live?”
“Lieutenant Colonel—!!!”
“Now I understand. Why did you guys want to keep me in here?”
“Ha ha ha ha! Okay. So, what are you going to do now? We’ve already been on the same boat. It doesn’t change the fact that you’re also a traitor!!”
Colonel O’Free Dunn cried out in anger. But the words didn’t carry on to the end.
Bang!!!
With a sharp gunshot, the colonel’s body fell backwards. Kamarov’s eyes grow cold.
“Adjutant.”
“Yes, Colonel.”
“I’m sorry. Because of having a stupid boss…….”
“No.”
It was a simple answer. That’s how Kamarov’s adjutant proves his loyalty.
“To gather the remaining members of the task force and the military police to surrender. Open the front door.”
“Okay.”
“And to His Excellency the King, can you please tell me that I wish you a favor while delivering this…… ?”
Kamarov removed the Guard Medal from his chest and handed it to his lieutenant.
It was a medal that Orlando Ruth III himself gave himself upon ascending the throne.
“You guys just fell victim to the foolish choice of a fool.”
“…… You have been through a lot during this time.”
The adjutant accepted the medal with the last words and saluted Kamarov.
“Suffering is something you all have to do in the future. I’m so sorry. If you check the basement of my house, you’ll find the funds you’ve saved so far. Distribute it equally among the remaining men. If that’s the case, I’m sure I’ll be able to live on to some extent even after being dishonorably discharged.”
After silently nodding his head, the adjutant bowed politely and said his final goodbyes.
Kamarov took out a cigarette and lit it. Bitter smoke overlays the fishy smell of blood.
Now that the true owner has returned to Petrobuna Palace, we must finish cleaning before that.
I’ll have to exterminate all the bugs I’ve been aware of but let go.
And among those bugs.
There was also Kamarov himself.
“His Excellency the Prince told me to improve my ability to read the atmosphere, but he should have followed that order first.”
Kamarov crumpled the nearly burnt cigarette into an ashtray and put it out.
He took a handgun and stepped out of the room.
